Automobile headlight attachment



W. C. TYLER AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT ATTACHMENT Filed Oct 22. 1923 INVENTOR.

yatented Nov. 25, B924.

WILLIAM C. TYLER, RAGINE, WISCONSIN.

AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT ATTACHMENT.

Application filed October 22, 1923. Serial No. 670,083.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM C. 'lhmnn, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin,have invented new and useful Improvements in Automobile HeadlightAttachments, of which the following is a description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in automobile headlightattachments, and more particularly to attachments adapted to indicatewhether or not the headlights are i1-' luminated or in proper workingorder.

In drivingautomobiles, it is somewhat diflicult for the driver to tellwhether or not both headlights are lit, and it is the principal objectof the present invention to overcome this objectionable feature by pr0-viding reflectors mounted on the headlights of the automobile and soarranged that the light from the headlights will be reflected to thedriver of the automobile.

% A. further object of the invention is to provide devices of the classdescribed which can be ermanently attached to the headlights of anautomobile. I

A further object of the invention is to so provide headlight attachmentswhich are very neat and attractive in appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide headlight attachmentswhich are of ve simple construction, are strong and 3s durab e, areinexpensive to manufacture,

and are well adapted for the purpose de-' scribed.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of theimproved headao light attachment, and its parts and combinations as setforth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing in which thesame reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a front view of any automobile headlight with the improvedattachment mounted thereon;

to Fig. 2 is side viet Fig. 3 is a rear vi itself, and. on. a lar "er sFig. 4; 1 side vie ercof of the attachment Fig. 5 is a sectionalviewtaken on line 55 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is an inverted view of the attachment.

Referring to the drawing it will be seen that the numeral 8 indicates animproved headlight attachment which is approximately disc-shaped inform. The device is formed of metal or any other desired material and ingeneral comprises a frame portion 9, a reflector l0, and an attachingbracket 11. In the front of the frame ortion a circular recess 12 isformed w ich receives a reflector 10 formed of mirror glass or polishedmetal. Immediately adjacent said reflector within the recess, a convexpiece of glass 13 of circular shape is located," the circumference ofsaid glass being the same as, the circumference of said recess in orderto insure a tight fit. The purpose of the glass is to protect thereflector from weatherv and exposure so that the reflector will not losean of its reflecting qualities. Ad'acent said glass and on the outsidethereo a iece of curved spring wire 14 is provide to removably maintainthe glass and reflector within the frame recess. The attaching bracket11 may be formed as a part of the frame portion, and, as shown, it isformed integral with the frame portion and has bifurcated portions 14disposed at an angle with respect to the frame, terminating in a flatattaching portion 15. Said portion has therein apertures 16 to permitthe utilization of screws 17 or other convenient means to attach thedevice to the bezel 18 of an automobile headlight 19. It should beobserved that the device is positioned so that a slight angle is formedbetween it and the plane of the face of the headli ht. By thisarrangement when the headlights are 1i hted they will be reflected tothe driver 0 the automobile and it will be immediately apparent whetheror not the headlights are operating properly.

lirom the foregoing description it will be seen that the improvedautomobile headlight attachment is of very simple and novel co "notion,and is well adapted for the lac described. .at l c as my invention is:

ht attachment, comprising" a till disc-shaped frame member, a reflectordisposed in a recess formed in said frame member, a protectivetransparent member positioned adjacent the outer face of the reflector,and an attaching bracket bent at an angle with respect to the framemember and afiording means for connecting the attachment to the bezel ofa headlight to intercept rays of light therefrom and reflect themrearwardly,

2. A headlight attachment, comprising a disc-shaped frame member, areflector disposed in a recess formed in said frame member, a protectivetransparent member positioned adjacent the outer face of the refiector,means for removably holding said reflector and transparent member withinsaid recess in said frame, and an attaching bracket bent at an anglewith respect to the frame member and afiording means for connecting theattachment to the bezel of a headlight to intercept rays of lighttherefrom and reflect them rearwardly.

3. A headlight attachment, comprising a disc-shaped frame member, areflector disposed in a recess formed in one face of said frame member,a protective transparent member positioned adjacent the outer face ofsaid reflector, means for removably holding said reflector and saidtransparent member within said recess in said frame, and an attachingbracket formed integral with the frame and affording means forconnecting the attachment to the upper surface of the bezel of aheadlight at a slight angle with respect to the plane of the front ofthe headlight, to intercept rays of light from said headlight andreflect them rearwardly.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

WILLIAM c. TYLER.

